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Here’s Neko Case performing one of the best and most provocative songs from her excellent album of last year. The album is titled The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, and the song is called “Man.”
Kathleen Geier is a writer and public policy researcher who lives in Chicago. She blogs at Inequality Matters. Find her on Twitter: @Kathy_Gee
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